Comb



Jan. 29, 1935. K CLE|N 1,989,185

COMB

Filed Sept. 29, 1954 INVENTOR ATTOIRNEY Patented Jan. 29, 1935 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE COMB Elias Clein, Brooklyn, N. Y. ApplicationSeptember 29, 1934, Serial No. 746,068 3 Claims. (01. 132-16) Myinvention relates toimprovements in combs and has reference particularlyto the type of comb which is made of a relatively heavy metal and usedto take the curl or kink out of hair.

Combs of this character are used to accomplish their purpose by causingthe teeth of the comb to pass through the hair at an angle which willinitially straighten the hair and then the comb is turned to direct theteeth away from the scalp and the back or body of the comb is presseddown to smooth the hair and retain it in straightened condition. It hasbeen found in practice that a comb having a double row of teeth isdesirable in that it accomplishes its purpose much more quickly andefficiently than is possible with the ordinary single comb variety.

With the foregoing in mind it is the object of the present invention toprovide a comb of the type hereinafter described with double rows ofteeth, the outer surfaces of which together with the back form aparabolic outline in transverse section, whereby in the application ofthe comb to the hair the former may be manipulated to comb from oppositesides and to present continuous curved surfaces meeting thesubstantially semi-circular surface of the back to smoothen the hair andretain it in straightened condition.

A further object of the invention is to provide a double toothed comb ofthis type with individual teeth arranged on a core in oppositelydisposed alternate positions to form two rows.

I accomplish these objects by means of a comb constructed in accordancewith the details of the following specification and claims and theembodiments illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my improved comb;

Figure 2 is an end elevational view; 7

Figure 3 is a substantially transverse sectional view taken on lines 33of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a substantially longitudinal sectional view of the teeth;and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a pair of teeth as they arrangethemselves in the double comb.

Referring to the drawing, 10 denotes the handle, which may be of wood orany other suitable material, and which is provided with a metal ferrule11 at one end and an axially projecting shaft or core 12 beyond theferrule 11. The core 12 is preferably square in transverse section toaccommodate a plurality of individual tooth members 13 arranged side byside and alternately projecting in opposite directions. Each tooth 13consists of a flat piece of steel, which is round at its one end to formwith adjacent teeth the back 14 of the comb, and which is tapered offfrom the rounded end in a curved line to form the toothproper. A squarehole 15 is broached in the rounded end toaccommodate the square core 12of the handle, and in assembling the teeth alternate members arearranged so that their outer curved sides coincide, thereby making tworows of teeth, the outer surfaces of which in transverse section, form aparabolic outline. The rows of teeth 13 are held. rigidly in position onthe core 12 byturning over the end of the latter on the outermost toothas illustrated in Figures 2 and 4.

Having described my invention and the manner in which the same may beused, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A comb comprising a handle and a shaft projecting therefrom, and aplurality of teeth mounted on the shaft to form two rows, the outersurfaces of which in transverse section form a parabolic outline. l

2. A comb comprising a handle and a square shaft projecting therefrom,and a plurality of alternately arranged teeth having square openings toreceive the shaft and comprising plate members with rounded ends to formthe back of the comb and curved tapered portions, the outer surfaces ofthe alternately arranged teeth in transverse section forming a parabolicoutline.

3. A comb, as claimed in claim 2, in which the free end of the shaftbeyond the outermost tooth is turned over on the latter.

ELIAS CLEIN.

